Opening a connection from a UNIX machine

At the shell prompt, type the following command line instruction:

$ ftp ftp.badc.rl.ac.uk and press return

You should now be asked for your account name and password.

Once you have entered your details, you will find yourself in the badc data directory. To check this, type pwd at the prompt.

To access the data you require (e.g. climate data), type the following at the shell prompt:

$ cd /badc/ukmo-clim/

This command will take you to the UKMO climate directory where you can find the data and relevant documents.
Type ls at the shell prompt to view the content of the directory (similarly, type ls -l at the shell prompt to distinctively list sub-directories and files).
Alternatively, you may read the 00README file (type get 00README - at the shell prompt to display the file on your screen) which contains relevant information.

For information on how to transfer files, look at the FTP commands list. You may also type help at the shell prompt.

To terminate your ftp session, type quit at the shell prompt.

If in doubt, please seek advice at your local system administrator or Computing Help Desk.

An example shows the use of a number of the simple ftp commands to log on to ftp.badc.rl.ac.uk, move around the file system and transfer a couple of files.

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